Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-08

WE, OO s CO'
 This successful and highly popular musi- cal absurdity will be presented at the New Haven Opera House Thursday and Friday evenings and on Saturday afternoon and evening.
 BUNNELL's GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
 'Silver Spur" at Bunnelrs was played to delighted audiences yesterday. The house was completely packed last evening. A bet ter pleased audience was never in attend ance at this popular theater than that present last night. The company, always good, were everyone at their best and made great hit. Silver Spur is one of the best constructed, brightest and most pleasing comedy dramas on the stage. It is full of interesting, excit- ing and amusing scenes and the different parts well interwoven. It is real Amer ican production, wholesome in theme and moral strong in interest, decent in humor and original in plot and action.
 NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
 There was very large audience at the New Haven Opera House last event ng to see the Casino Opera company in their fastest success "Erminie'' The music of "Er mimic" was composed by MT. Edward Jacobowski and the libretto was the joint production of Messrs. Claxon Bellamy and
 
 London and in New York city it has been very successful and deservedly so. The plot is really interesting, it being only bur lesque on the play Robert Macaire,' in which Henry Irving has often assumed the title role and in which MT. J. L. Toole, the great English comedian, made one of his best hits as Jacques Strop." The librettists have rechristened these two characters 'FCsdeaux" and "Ravennes," but this has in no way altered the character of the two scamps who are the life and soul of the opera. The story in it's present form is soon told: ''Cadeaux" and 'Ravennes" rob the expected lover of ''Erninie, the daughter of ''Marquis de Ponvert,'' while on his way to his bethrothal. The two thieves, having learned of their victims intent and that he is personally unknown to ''Erminie" and her father, assume the role of her lover and an eccentric friend, and in their new characters are welcomed by all the family but ''Erminie." The identity of the seamps with that of the persons they represent is doubted by the ''Chevalier de Brabazon, a guest of "Erminie's" father, and the working out of the plot is made to establish the wisdom of this doubt and to lead to the arrest of 'fCadeaux' and ''Ravennes." The opera well sung and was put upon the stage with attention to scenery, stage sit tings and costumes truly refreshing. The gavotte at the end of the second act was one of the most beautiful stage pictures ever seen here. The chorus is quite large one and sang in good time and tune and the or ehest1a was large enough to give the opera an effective rendition. This attention to de- tail will attract large audiences during this company's entire engagement. MT. W. S. Daboll as s'Ravennes" and MT. Frederick Solomon as ''Cadeaux, "though strangers here, very soon made the acquaintance of their auditors. They were very funny and kept everybody in good humor throughout the evening Miss Ricci as "Erminie," and Miss Reed as 'fCerise,' both sang very well but they acted their parts too tamely. Miss Georgie Dennin as ''Javotte'' was very bright and pretty and improved every opportunity offered her. MT. George Appleby, who sang 'tEugene Marcel" has magnificent voice and won deserved encore for his solo in the second act. The applause was frequent and many repetitions were demanded. "Ermi- nie" will be given tonight and tomorrow afternoon and evening.